Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts, labelled as (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to determine whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter, i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).
(a) The duties of the secretary are (b) to take the minutes, mailing the correspondence, (c) and calling the members before meeting. (d) No error.
- A(a)
- B(b)
- C(c)
- D(d)
Explanation
A list after 'are' must be parallel: 'to take the minutes, mailing the correspondence, and calling the members' mixes an infinitive with gerunds. The faulty item sits in part (b); the list should read 'to take..., to mail..., and to call...' (or use gerunds throughout). Hence option B.